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A Military Parade Should Be About People, Not PowerPresident Trump has requested a military parade for later this year. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what that symbolic event would mean.Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:51:37 -0500https://www.npr.org/2018/02/10/584674043/a-military-parade-should-be-about-people-not-power?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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President Trump has requested a military parade for later this year. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on what that symbolic event would mean.

]]>Lars GotrichBalancing Safety And Celebration On The Streets Of FranceNPR's Scott Simon celebrated Bastille Day in France with his family. Even before he learned of the attack in Nice, he struggled to balance the joy of the festivities with the undercurrent of fear.Sat, 16 Jul 2016 08:28:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/2016/07/16/486277506/balancing-safety-and-celebration-on-the-streets-of-france?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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NPR's Scott Simon celebrated Bastille Day in France with his family. Even before he learned of the attack in Nice, he struggled to balance the joy of the festivities with the undercurrent of fear.

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]]>Scott Simon 'They Are So Loved': Remembering The Victims Of The Bastille Day AttackAmericanS Sean Copeland, son Brodie and student Nicolas Leslie were killed by a truck in Nice, France, along with at least 82 other victims from around the world.Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:27:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/15/486161540/among-the-dozens-killed-in-bastille-day-attack-an-american-father-and-son?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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AmericanS Sean Copeland, son Brodie and student Nicolas Leslie were killed by a truck in Nice, France, along with at least 82 other victims from around the world.

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]]>Colin DwyerWhat We Know About The Suspect In The Nice, France, AttackLaw enforcement and judicial officials have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who they believe plowed into a crowd, killing at least 84 people.Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:22:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/15/486150027/what-we-know-about-the-nice-france-attack-suspect?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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Law enforcement and judicial officials have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who they believe plowed into a crowd, killing at least 84 people.

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]]>Merrit KennedyLISTEN: Eyewitness Accounts Of Bastille Day Attack In Nice, FranceDavid Coady was confused, at first, to see the truck in the closed-off street. Then: "People were literally diving for their lives," Eric Drattell says. "There were bodies and blood everywhere."Fri, 15 Jul 2016 07:54:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/15/486137698/listen-eyewitness-accounts-of-bastille-day-attack-in-nice-france?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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David Coady was confused, at first, to see the truck in the closed-off street. Then: "People were literally diving for their lives," Eric Drattell says. "There were bodies and blood everywhere."

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]]>Camila DomonoskeScores Dead After Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, FranceScores more people are injured. Anti-terrorist investigators have taken over the case. Witnesses describe "bodies everywhere" and hundreds of people running after the truck struck the crowd.Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:05:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/14/486075098/truck-crashes-into-crowd-celebrating-bastille-day?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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Scores more people are injured. Anti-terrorist investigators have taken over the case. Witnesses describe "bodies everywhere" and hundreds of people running after the truck struck the crowd.

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]]>Rebecca HersherYour Photo Of The Day: Bastille Day Meets Polaroid WeekA photo from our Flickr group kills two birds with one stone by celebrating two historical occasions.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:33:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2011/07/14/137857040/your-photo-of-the-day-bastille-day-meets-roid-week?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
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A photo from our Flickr group kills two birds with one stone by celebrating two historical occasions.

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]]>Emily BogleFashion Police: Happy Bastille Day!On this Bastille Day, our the <em>Wait Wait</em> Fashion Police take a look at celebrations in France. Dignitaries from all over the world joined President Sarkozy and First Lady Bruni to mark the anniversary of whatever Bastille Day marks the anniversary of.Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:32:00 -0400https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/2010/07/14/128511483/fashion-police-happy-bastille-day?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilleday
https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/2010/07/14/128511483/fashion-police-happy-bastille-day?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=bastilledayOn this Bastille Day, our the Wait Wait Fashion Police take a look at celebrations in France. Dignitaries from all over the world joined President Sarkozy and First Lady Bruni to mark the anniversary of whatever Bastille Day marks the anniversary of.